Anjimile returns with brand new track, "Animal"
Anjimile previews a third track from his upcoming album, The King.
Earlier this year he shared the track, "The King", accompanied by a lyric visualiser inspired by the work of Daniela Yohannes, the artist behind the cover art of his forthcoming album, of the same name. This was quickly followed by the second single, "Father".
Today Anjimile returns with the brand new single, "Animal", which is a protest brutality, written in the summer of 2020 and explicitly references the death of George Floyd. Like the rest of The King, every sound heard on the track comes from two instruments: an acoustic guitar and Anjimile's own voice.
The song is accompanied by an equally potent video directed by Robby Operman.
“If Giver Taker was an album of prayers, The King is an album of curses.” In his second album, Anjimile continues exploring what it means to be a Black trans person in America.
Other than a few beautiful contributions from Justine Bowe, Brad Allen Williams, Sam Gendel, and James Krivchenia (Big Thief), the album is the result of a year in LA working intimately with Grammy and Juno winner Shawn Everett.
Anjimile's forthcoming second album, The King, arrives on 8 September via 4AD, and is available to pre-order now.
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